January 31, 2012

"I like our team. I like everybody we have."

This was Jason Pominville's response at the NHL All-Star Game when Sabres rookie Luke Adam asked his captain, "If you could pick one player on this team to be part of the Buffalo Sabres, do you think you could pick one player?"

Pominville's full response: "I don't know if I'd pick a player. I like our team. I like everybody we have. I like the chemistry we have in our locker room, so I would keep it that way."

Really? Was Jason Pominville aware that his team is in 14th place in the Eastern Conference?

The tragic irony here is that Adam obviously phrased the question in a manner implying that it would be difficult for most people to pick only one player from Team Alfredsson, yet Pominville literally didn't think the Buffalo Sabres could use any help from guys like Jason Spezza, Henrik Lundqvist, Claude Giroux, or Steven Stamkos.

Apparently the job of team captain in Buffalo these days is to master politically correct interview responses, not to play a pivotal role in leading a team to victory.